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about_ABUsage SHORT DESCRIPTION Provides examples on how to call the functions with example data. LONG DESCRIPTION This about help contains many examples of how to use this module. This is a supplement to the help provided for each individual cmdlet. This represents the code used in testing the ArcaneBooks module. You could output this about topic to your clipboard, paste it into a text editor, and paste and execute the sections you are interested in. To copy to the clipboard, use the following command: Get-Help about_ABUsage | Set-Clipboard EXAMPLE #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ # Reset the module so you have a clean starting point #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Remove-Module ArcaneBooks -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue Import-Module D:\OneDrive\PSCore\ArcaneBooks\ArcaneBooks\ArcaneBooks\ArcaneBooks -Verbose #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ # Working with ISBNs #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ # Pass in a single ISBN as a parameter $ISBN = '0-87259-481-5' $bookData = Get-ISBNBookData -ISBN $ISBN -Verbose $bookData # Test Alias $ISBN = '0-87259-481-5' $bookData = gisbn -ISBN $ISBN -Verbose $bookData # Pipe in a single ISBN $ISBN = '0-87259-481-5' $bookData = $ISBN | Get-ISBNBookData -Verbose $bookData $ISBN = '978-0-9890350-5-7' $bookData = $ISBN | Get-ISBNBookData -Verbose $bookData # Pipe in an array of ISBNs $ISBNs = @( '0-87259-481-5' , '0-8306-7801-8' , '0-8306-6801-2' , '0-672-21874-7' , '0-07-830973-5' , '978-1418065805' , '1418065803' , '978-0-9890350-5-7' , '1-887736-06-9' , '0-914126-02-4' , '978-1-4842-5930-6' ) $bookData = $ISBNs | Get-ISBNBookData -Verbose $bookData $bookData | Select-Object -Property ISBN, Title #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ # Working with LCCNs #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Remove-Module ArcaneBooks -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue Import-Module D:\OneDrive\PSCore\ArcaneBooks\ArcaneBooks\ArcaneBooks\ArcaneBooks -Verbose # Pass in a single LCCN as a parameter $LCCN = '54009698' $bookData = Get-LCCNBookData -LCCN $LCCN -Verbose $bookData # Alias $LCCN = '54009698' $bookData = glccn -LCCN $LCCN -Verbose $bookData # Pipe in a single ISBN $LCCN = '54-9698' $bookData = $LCCN | Get-LCCNBookData $bookData .EXAMPLE # Pipe in an array of LCCNs $LCCNs = @( '54-9698' , '40-33904' , '41-3345' , '64-20875' , '74-75450' , '76-190590' , '71-120473' ) $bookData = $LCCNs | Get-LCCNBookData -Verbose $bookData $bookData | Select-Object -Property LCCNReformatted, Subject, LibraryOfCongressClassification, Title #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ # Informational Functions and Help #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ # Display information about this module Get-Help about_ArcaneBooks # Display the list of functions Get-Help about_ABFunctions # Open the GitHub site for this project in your default browser Open-ABGitHub # alias ogit # Open the "About Me" page on the module authors website Open-AboutArcaneCode # alias oac NOTE Author: Robert C Cain | @ArcaneCode | arcane@arcanetc.com This code is Copyright (c) 2023 Robert C Cain All rights reserved The code herein is for demonstration purposes. No warranty or guarantee is implied or expressly granted. This module may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the express written consent of the author. SEE ALSO https://github.com/arcanecode/ArcaneBooks https://arcanecode.com/info/ KEYWORDS ArcaneBooks, ISBN, LCCN |